Pterocarpus macrocarpus

Burma padauk
Conservation status
	; Endangered(IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Pterocarpus
Species:	P. macrocarpus
Binomial name
	Pterocarpus macrocarpus; Kurz
Synonyms
	List Lingoum cambodianumPierre ; Lingoum glaucinumPierre ; Lingoum gracilePierre ; Lingoum macrocarpum(Kurz) Kuntze ; Lingoum oblongumPierre ; Lingoum parvifoliumPierre ; Lingoum pedatumPierre ; Pterocarpus cambodianus(Pierre) Gagnep. ; Pterocarpus cambodianusPierre ; Pterocarpus glaucinusPierre ; Pterocarpus gracilisPierre ; Pterocarpus parvifolius(Pierre) Craib ; Pterocarpus parvifoliusPierre ; Pterocarpus pedatus(Pierre) Gagnep. ; Pterocarpus pedatusPierre ;

Pterocarpus macrocarpus,orBurma padauk,^[3]is a tree native to theseasonal tropical forestsof southeastern Asia: inMyanmar,Laos,Cambodia,Thailand, and Vietnam.^[2]^[4]^[5]It has been naturalized in India and the Caribbean.^[4]

Description

Pterocarpus macrocarpusis a medium-sizedtreegrowing to 10–30 m (rarely to 39 m) tall, with a trunk up to 1.7 m diameter; it isdeciduousin thedry season.Thebarkis flaky, grey-brown; if cut, it secretes a red gum. Theleavesare 200–350 mm long, pinnate, with 9–11 leaflets. Theflowersare yellow, produced inracemes50–90 mm long. Thefruitis apodsurrounded by a round wing 45–70 mm diameter, containing two or threeseeds.^[4]^[5]

Thewoodis durable and resistant totermites;it is important, used for furniture, construction timber, cart wheels, tool handles, and posts;^[5]though not a truerosewoodit is sometimes traded as such. The seasonal padauk flowers bloom annually aroundThingyan(April) and is considered one of the national symbols^[6]ofMyanmar(formerly Burma).

Padauk flowers duringThingyan
Padauk seeds
Displayed Padauk wood

References

^Barstow, M. (2019)."Pterocarpus macrocarpus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2019:e.T32308A2813424.Retrieved2 February2023.
^^a ^b ^c"Pterocarpus macrocarpus".International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS).Retrieved3 July2017.
^USDA, NRCS(n.d.)."Pterocarpus macrocarpus".The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov).Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.Retrieved15 October2015.
^^a ^b ^c"Pterocarpus macrocarpus"(PDF).Danida Forest Seed Centre. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 31 March 2010.Retrieved3 July2017.
^^a ^b ^c"Pterocarpus macrocarpus".International Institute of Tropical Forestry. Archived fromthe originalon 16 January 2009.Retrieved3 July2017.
^Australia, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Parks."Floral Emblems of the world - Australian Plant Information".www.anbg.gov.au.Retrieved2016-04-14.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[IUCN-1] Barstow, M. (2019)."Pterocarpus macrocarpus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2019:e.T32308A2813424.Retrieved2 February2023.

[ildis-2] "Pterocarpus macrocarpus".International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS).Retrieved3 July2017.

[3] USDA, NRCS(n.d.)."Pterocarpus macrocarpus".The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov).Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.Retrieved15 October2015.

[danida-4] "Pterocarpus macrocarpus"(PDF).Danida Forest Seed Centre. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 31 March 2010.Retrieved3 July2017.

[iitf-5] "Pterocarpus macrocarpus".International Institute of Tropical Forestry. Archived fromthe originalon 16 January 2009.Retrieved3 July2017.

[6] Australia, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Parks."Floral Emblems of the world - Australian Plant Information".www.anbg.gov.au.Retrieved2016-04-14.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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